LEVEL OF LAKE SEVAN RISES BY 1.9 METERS DURING LAST 4 YEARS
YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 16, NOYAN TAPAN. During the last 4 years the level
of Lake Sevan rised by 1.9 meters. RA Minister of Nature Protection
Vardan Ayvazian informed about this at the February 16 press
conference. In his words, it is expected to raise the level of Lake
Sevan by 6 meters in several years.
The Minister mentioned that at present the cleaning of the lakeside
territories is one of the most important problems. In 2007 it is
expected to clean 160 hectares territory (92 hectares were cleaned in
2005 and 123 hectares in 2006).
V. Ayvazian informed that this year the fishing will be prohibited in
the lake for the purpose of replenishing the lake with whitefish.